U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeats Pueblo West AJROTC
U. S. Grant MCJROTC defeated Pueblo West AJROTC 998.3 to 960.6 in the 2023 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. U. S. Grant MCJROTC was led by Eduardo Uribe who shot a 259.7. The remaining contributing members were Alexa Flores, Rosa Cardenas, and Omar Velez. They are from Oklahoma City, OK, and are coached by Shane Rossow.
Overall U. S. Grant MCJROTC is ranked eleventh. They have a 1 - 0 record.
Pueblo West AJROTC was led by Ian Ellington who shot a 251.7. The remaining contributing members were Ryan Roybal, Micheala Duty, and Olivia Nowak. Pueblo West AJROTC is from Pueblo West, Uni, and is coached by Matthew Dilcher.
Overall Pueblo West AJROTC is ranked nineteenth. They have a 0 - 1 record.
Next up U. S. Grant MCJROTC will compete against Hoke County AJROTC from Raeford, NC. Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Pueblo West AJROTC will compete against Creek Wood High School from Charlotte, TN. Creek Wood High School currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023011922374520.1
U. S. Grant MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2185
Pueblo West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2136
23 - 29 Jan 2023